Preparation
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Layer up half the potato, tomato and aubergine in a baking dish, scattering with garlic, oregano and olives, and drizzling with oil and seasoning as you go.
Scatter over the feta, then repeat the layers until all the ingredients are used up. Finish with potatoes and a little oil.

Bake for 50 mins or until the veg are tender (cover with foil if they’re getting too brown). Top with the lamb steaks, rubbing with a little more oil and seasoning. Bake for 15-20 mins more until the lamb is cooked. Allow to rest and cool a bit before scattering with oregano and serving with crusty bread. Enjoy!

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Grate the feta and ricotta cheese.
Add them into a bowl together with 2 of the eggs.
Add dill and pepper.
Mix all the ingredients well.
Mix the flour, the glass of water, the remaining egg and some salt.
Wash each zucchini well and fill it with one spoonful of the filling.
Dip one by one into the batter.

Preparation
Coat the fillets with flour and fry slightly on both sides.
Add olive oil in a saucepan and sauté onion.
Add rosemary, marjoram, garlic and white wine.
Cut the stems of both the parsley bunches, tie them and add them in the saucepan.
Add meat fillets and simmer until the sauce thickens and meat is tender.
Remove parsley stems from the saucepan.
Serve meat in a platter and pour the sauce over them.
Cut the parsley leaves finely and dredge them over the fillets.

Preparation
In a large skillet or dutch over, sauté the garlic and onion in hot oil. When the onion softens, add squid and octopus or cuttlefish and hot peppers, and cook for 10 minutes or until browned, stirring frequently. Stir in brandy. Add the tomato and cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Add bay leaf, salt, and cayenne pepper. Add water slowly, stir, and cook for 40 minutes.
10-12 minutes before time is up, add all the mussels (in and out of shells) and cockles. 5 minutes before time is up, add the shrimp. Turn off heat and cover. Boil the pasta according to package directions and drain. Toss pasta with the sauce and transfer to a large platter. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Mash the cheese well with a fork.
Soak the raisins in the brandy for 20 minutes.
Beat egg whites to stiff peak stage.
Preheat oven to 355°F (180°C).

In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter (or margarine) with the sugar and egg yolks. In order, beat in cheese, crushed almonds, cornstarch, salt, vanilla, lemon juice and peel, and the raisins and brandy. Fold in the stiff egg whites last.Pour into a greased baking pan and bake at 355°F (180°C) for 50 minutes. To test for doneness, insert a knife into the cake. It should come out dry.

Allow the cake to cool for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar, then a little cinnamon